Authentic regional food served in a rustic bricks-and-beams interior, Casa Santiago is the real deal. Don't expect anything fancy, just favourites like tortillas, morcilla (black pudding), and migas (fried breadcrumbs with ham, garlic and onions).
Casa Santiago
Las Alpujarras
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
21.1 MILES
The Alhambra is Granada’s – and Europe’s – love letter to Moorish culture. Set against the brooding Sierra Nevada peaks, this fortified palace started…
25.27 MILES
It’s hard to imagine the surreal world that lies beneath the mountain foothills 4km east of Nerja, and it’s even harder to believe that these vast caverns…
21.31 MILES
The Royal Chapel is the last resting place of Spain’s Reyes Católicos (Catholic Monarchs), Isabel I de Castilla (1451–1504) and Fernando II de Aragón …
21.68 MILES
Built between 1737 and 1759, this spectacular basilica unveils a blinding display of opulent baroque decor. Barely an inch of its interior lacks…
21.15 MILES
This is the stunning centrepiece of the Alhambra, the most brilliant Islamic building in Europe, with perfectly proportioned rooms and courtyards,…
21.14 MILES
The richly decorated Sala de Dos Hermanas (Hall of Two Sisters), in the Palacios Nazaríes section of the Alhambra, sits on the northern side of the Patio…
21.14 MILES
The celebrated Patio de los Leones (Lion Courtyard) sits at the core of the Palacio de los Leones, the palace built in the Alhambra in the second half of…
21.13 MILES
This is one of the star rooms in the Alhambra. Boasting a mesmerising octagonal stalactite ceiling, it's the legendary site of the murders of the noble…
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3.75 MILES
Opposite Pampaneira village, 2km up the western side of the Poqueira gorge, you can just make out the stupa of the small stone Buddhist monastery,…
4.42 MILES
Pampaneira's 16th-century Mudéjar church sits on the main village square.
3. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
4.95 MILES
Built on the site of an old mosque, Bubión's elegant Mudéjar church dates from the 16th century.
4.98 MILES
Located in the lower village beside the church, this folk museum occupies a typical mountain house, giving a glimpse of bygone Alpujarran life through its…
5.09 MILES
At the top of town, this is the Alpujarras' only remaining artisan workshop of jarapas, those colourful rugs you'll spot all over the Poqueira villages…
6. Casa-Museo Pedro Antonio de Alarcón
5.44 MILES
An ancient village home with a modest exhibition on local farming and living utensils, and the life and work of the Guadix-born novelist Pedro Antonio de…
13.82 MILES
This viewing platform at the top of the village commands huge views over the surrounding hills down to the white town of Cádiar. The terrace was once used…
14.15 MILES
Salobreña’s historic centre (west of the modern town) comprises the barrios that once huddled inside its medieval walls. Slender cobbled lanes meander up…